System vs Rebirth

"This is…" Noel's expression turned grim when he was looking at the airport.

"What's wrong?"

"We have been hunting here for two days. Tomorrow will be the third day, and Dimitri should be arriving somewhere in the evening." Noel crossed his arms as if he were bothered by something.

"Are you thinking that this has gone too well for us?" Anna asked.

"I can say it's going well, but…" Noel fell silent for a moment. "The fact that nothing happens is more concerning. Do you know what scares me the most?"

"The Demon King? Your parents?" Anna answered jokingly, trying to lighten the mood.

"No. It's the unknown." Noel shook his head helplessly. "I'd rather fight against a Demon King than an unknown. If it's a Demon King, I can prepare for its arrival at the very least. But if I have to fight the unknown… I can't help but overthink it. What is their strength? How much people they have? That kind of stuff."

Anna shook her head helplessly. "Are you saying that something is going to happen on the thmanyy?"

"I'm not very sure. However, the variable has increased. If something goes wrong, we can somehow escape with our True Spirit Body. But it will be different for anyone else. If we lose a lot of people or even the precious airship…"

"The loss is too big, huh?" Anna let out a long sigh, understanding his worries. "We have been eliminating about twenty percent of the demons in this area. We should be able to eliminate another ten percent tomorrow before Dimitri arrives. Will it be enough?"

"I don't think so."

"Then how about asking Dimitri to go down and scout the area? He is an assassin, right? In terms of stealth, no one should be his match."

"…" Noel fell silent for a moment as if he were contemplating this option.

"Maybe we should just sacrifice all the demons here? I mean, to have all the demon corpses and turn them into money sure is nice, but we might lose a lot of things. If we let the airship get destroyed… our plan will be pushed back for at least two months since we need to wait for a new airship."

Noel couldn't give an answer. They currently have three options. The first one was like Anna said. They would kill the demons first before letting the airship land. Until it was clear that nothing would happen, the airship wouldn't land here.

The second one would be to send Dimitri to check on the situation. However, this would be a problem. What if they had prepared for it?

Since Noel and Anna were gone, Dimitri was assuming Noel's position, ensuring everything was alright. If he got injured or anything, the situation would be chaotic. They could probably change Dimitri with Old Jade, but Old Jade had just joined them. Even if Noel said he could trust him, there would be some discontent from other subordinates. Hence, the situation would get tricky.

The last option would be to use the airship as bait. This way, they could lure out anything hidden inside this place. Even Peak Level Demons or Superior Demons would come out if they got bombarded so hard. But it might lead to casualties.

That was why Noel was considering the pros and cons, ensuring that he didn't make the wrong decision.

After a few minutes, Noel glanced at Anna. "This is my plan…"

…

The next day.

Noel and Anna kept hunting the demons as usual. The only difference was that Noel was more aggressive while Anna slowed down her pace for a bit.

Anna just lured the demons toward her and Noel would be there to burn them all. However, that fire of his was actually much more violent than what he had shown yesterday.

Because the burning demons were in significant pain, they started losing control over their bodies and began running with all their might in all directions.

*Bang!*

*Bang!*

*Clang!*

Various noises echoed in the area. From shattered glasses to crushed concrete, the entire airport was in a mess.

Still, whenever the demons were about to hit a building, Noel would usually extinguish the fire. But whether it was due to his carelessness or it was just impossible to keep a close look on every single demon, one of the demons was still burning when it hit one of the buildings.

The demon crashed into the building, causing Noel's Undying Fire to burn down the wall and everything that the demon touched inside.

"Noel!" Anna shouted in panic, pointing at one of the buildings.

"!!!" Noel turned his head, watching the burning building. Noel clicked his tongue, saying, "I'll try to extinguish it."

Anna nodded and positioned herself next to him, killing all the demons that tried to approach him.

On the other hand, Noel pointed his palms at the building. The blazing fire became smaller rather instantly, but the fire itself kept fighting back.

"What's wrong? Can't you extinguish it?" Anna asked out loud.

"It's impossible. It's the same as when we're fighting inside the forest. The things inside the buildings are so easy to burn, so when I was about to extinguish them, the fire just spread again! I need ten minutes." Noel shouted in frustration.

"Are you serious?"

"What? You can't do it?" Noel smirked, teasing her.

"Only ten minutes? Even if it's ten hours, I can do it just fine." Anna laughed out loud. She leaped into the air as her body began to be shrouded by lightning.

With a wave of her hand, the lightning went rampant, taking down several demons at once. With a swing of her sword, the lightning turned into a crescent and split all the demons in front.

No demons could come close to Noel as long as Anna was protecting him.

Or at least that was what was supposed to happen when, all of a sudden, a series of roars echoed from all the areas.

*Roar!*

*Roar!*

*Roar!*

Anna and Noel raised their heads, noticing that the roars didn't just come from the airport but also from outside the airport.